Raluca-buznea
Besides being predictable this movie is very boring and Michelle Williams plays horribly! It's been quite a while since I saw an actor performing this poorly! I just very surprised she was put on a leading role with Mark Wahlberg and Christopher Plummer... very disappointing!
I gave it a 4 instead of a 2 or 3 just because it is based on a true story and they couldn't change the subject too much.
alan-237-482956
Very disappointing film with mediocre performances from some well know names. The first few minutes set in Rome was shown in black & white ! Why? Did they not have any colour in Rome in 1973? The rest of the film was shown in a peculiar tinted effect which thoroughly spoilled my viewing. I never bothered to persevere to the very end. All the facts of the case are well known and documented - why go to the trouble of making this pathetic piece?
leahwsch
Despite the nits, a beautifully acted and staged period piece, with plenty of tension although, or perhaps because, we remember how it turned out. Getty, like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Steve Jobs, was world famous for his wealth, but in personality he appears to have been closer to John D. Rockefeller or Henry Ford, and much of the "facts" covered in this film weren't really public knowledge then. Suffice it to say, JPG wasn't a very nice guy.
Now to the movie: Christopher Plummer and Michelle Williams, as well as the "good guy" kidnapper were brilliant, but tell us again why a supporting actor in a bad 70s haircut with only one memorable scene was able to almost get away with an extra cool $1.5 mill before being publicly outted and shamed. Markie Mark was pretty good in "We Three Kings," but I'll never look at him the same again.
Check out the trivia note, and ask yourself who showed more class in crisis: Michelle or Mark
bernardjoerger
My favorite movies are those drawn from a true story. This one is part of it. This kidnapping keeps a suspense from end to end, the images are beautiful and the actors play terribly right. If you liked "Ransom" from Ron Howard with Mel Gibson you will like this one.